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Что (кто) такое scupper$73102$ - определение
scupper
.jpg?width=200 "Ship's bulwark. 1. Gunwale, 2. Bulwark plating, 3. Flange, 4. Stanchion, 5. Stringer plate, 6. Stringer angle, 7. Sheerstrake. '''Scupper:''' 8. hole (with grille cover), 9. pipe, 10. outlet.")
ARCHITECTURAL DRAINING FEATURE IN SHIPS OR BUILDINGS
Sailor Dog; Scuppers: The Sailor Dog; Freeing port; Scuppers
(scuppers, scuppering, scuppered)
To scupper a plan or attempt means to spoil it completely. (mainly BRIT JOURNALISM)
If Schneider had seen him that would have scuppered all his plans...
VERB: V n
Scupper
ARCHITECTURAL DRAINING FEATURE IN SHIPS OR BUILDINGS
Sailor Dog; Scuppers: The Sailor Dog; Freeing port; Scuppers
·v An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard;
- called also scupper hole.
scupper
ARCHITECTURAL DRAINING FEATURE IN SHIPS OR BUILDINGS
Sailor Dog; Scuppers: The Sailor Dog; Freeing port; Scuppers
scupper1
¦ noun a hole in a ship's side to allow water to run away from the deck.
Origin
ME: perh. via Anglo-Norman Fr. from OFr. escopir 'to spit'.
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scupper2
¦ verb chiefly Brit.
1. sink (a ship) deliberately.
2. informal prevent from working or succeeding; thwart.
Origin
C19 (as military sl. in the sense 'kill, especially in an ambush'): of unknown origin.
